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'Seinfeld' reunion on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' lands cast on EW cover

August 27, 2009 | 1:11
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The "Seinfeld" quartet is reuniting with that sitcom's co-creator Larry Davidfor a multi-episode arc on "Curb Your Enthusiasm." The famous five recently sat down with Entertainment Weekly to discuss this long-awaited reunion which will form a storyline throughout the upcoming season. As per David, "Larry attempts to get [his estranged wife] Cheryl back, and the 'Seinfeld' reunion figures prominently in that."

For Louis-Dreyfus, "It’s the anti-reunion reunion, and I’d like to copyright that." And says Seinfeld, "As far as I’m concerned, we did do it, and in a better way than I ever imagined. This exceeded my expectations, so there’s no chance I would revisit it now."

Seinfeld
already had a cameo in the Season 4 finale of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." And both
Alexander and Louis-Dreyfus appeared as versions of themselves in
the second season as the show explored the
so-called "Seinfeld" curse.

While Emmy rules dictate that
"cameo appearances in which the
person plays himself/herself are not eligible for entry" – such as
Seinfeld's earlier unbilled appearance on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" –
these upcoming multi-episode stints will surely qualify.

Playing variations of themselves on the two
seasons of "Extras" earned a quartet of stars -- Ian McKellen, Ben Stiller, Patrick Stewart and Kate Winslet -- guest acting Emmy nods. And Emma Thompson won
for guest actress in a comedy series back in 1998 when she played herself
on "Ellen" -- the twist there was that she was really an American only
pretending to be British.

Perhaps
Alexander can finally win an Emmy to go along with his 1989 lead actor
Tony Award for "Jerome Robbin's Broadway." He lost seven successive
Emmy bids for best supporting actor (1992-1998) for his work on
"Seinfeld."

Three of those defeats were to co-star Richards. This
will be the first acting gig for Richards since his infamous meltdown
at a comedy club three years ago. Richards was the big Emmy winner for
"Seinfeld," winning three of his five supporting actor bids (1993,
1994, 1997).

Louis-Dreyfus won on the fifth of her seven
consecutive supporting actress Emmy nominations for "Seinfeld" in 1996.
A decade later she won the lead actress Emmy for the first season of
"The New Adventures of Old Christine." She has contended in that
category every year since, including this current derby.

Seinfeld
lost five consecutive lead actor races (1992-1996) for "Seinfeld." His
only Emmy for "Seinfeld" came as a producer when the show won best
comedy series in 1993. David shared in that win and picked up
another Emmy that year for scripting the classic episode "The Contest."

The top-rated sitcom took home only 10 Emmys over its nine-year run, despite
racking up 68 nominations. "Frasier" eclipsed "Seinfeld" at the Emmys time
and again, winning 37 trophies, including a record five in a row as
best comedy series.

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" has only one Emmy to show for 30 nominations -- a 2003 directing win for Robert B. Weide.
The show has contended five times for best comedy series while David
has lost three lead actor races. The seventh season of "Curb Your
Enthusiasm" kicks off Sept. 20.